Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Journey home Journey home Yoshiko Uchida A Japanese American family return to their ordinary life after being relocated during World War II. After their release from an American concentration camp, a Japanese-American girl and her family tr… OL15837457W
Pearl Harbor is burning! Pearl Harbor is burning! Kathleen V. Kudlinski In 1941, Frank meets Kenji, a Japanese-American boy who lives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where Frank and his family have just moved. But then the unthinkable happens--Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japa… OL1874763W
Grandfather's journey Grandfather's journey Allen Say A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries. OL19248W
A Jar of Dreams A Jar of Dreams Yoshiko Uchida A young girl grows up in a closely-knit Japanese American family in California during the 1930's, a time of great prejudice. OL2616992W
Two Mrs. Gibsons Two Mrs. Gibsons Toyomi Igus The biracial daughter of an African American father and a Japanese mother fondly recalls growing up with her mother and her father's mother, two very different but equally loving women. OL2699721W
The Moon Bridge The Moon Bridge Marcia Savin The friendship between San Francisco girls Mitzi Fujimoto and Ruthie Fox is changed when World War II begins and Mitzi and her family are forced to go into an internment camp. OL3937145W
Talent Night Talent Night Jean Davies Okimoto Rodney, an aspiring Japanese American rap musician, learns about his heritage and the importance of being oneself after trying to impress a rich uncle and a beautiful classmate. OL66848W